Method for preparing a ferrule assembly
    1.
    发明授权
    Method for preparing a ferrule assembly 有权
    套圈组件的制备方法

    公开(公告)号:US08573856B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-11-05

    申请号:US12847423

    申请日:2010-07-30

    IPC分类号: G02B6/36

    摘要: A method for preparing a ferrule assembly avoids polishing while providing adequate control over fiber end protrusion and co-planarity. A distal end of the fiber is prepared before securing the fiber in a ferrule, and before or after inserting the fiber into the ferrule. The prepared fiber is manipulated to provide a desired spatial relationship between the fiber end and the ferrule's end face, and then secured to maintain the desired spatial relationship. Preferably, the fiber end is prepared using a laser cleaving technique to provide a suitable end without abrasive polishing. An interferometer may be used to obtain measurements, during manipulation of the prepared fiber within the ferrule, that indicate whether the prepared fiber is satisfactorily positioned. In accordance with other aspects of the invention, a ferrule assembly prepared in accordance with the method, and a connector or other optical package including such a ferrule assembly are provided.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于制备套圈组件的方法避免抛光,同时提供对光纤端部突起和共面性的适当控制。 在将纤维固定在套圈中之前,以及在将纤维插入套圈之前或之后,准备纤维的远端。 操作所制备的纤维以在纤维端和套圈的端面之间提供期望的空间关系,然后固定以保持所需的空间关系。 优选地,使用激光切割技术制备纤维端,以提供合适的端部而不进行研磨抛光。 可以使用干涉仪在操作套圈内的制备的纤维时获得测量值,其指示所制备的纤维是否令人满意地定位。 根据本发明的其他方面,提供了根据该方法制备的套圈组件以及包括这种套圈组件的连接器或其它光学封装。

    Protective cover for field-installable connector
    3.
    发明授权
    Protective cover for field-installable connector 有权
    现场安装连接器的防护罩

    公开(公告)号:US07988367B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-02

    申请号:US12017214

    申请日:2008-01-21

    IPC分类号: G02B6/36 G02B6/38 G02B6/00

    摘要: A cap for a field-installable optical connector having a front and rear orientation, a housing, an axially-actuated clamping mechanism in the housing, and a ferrule assembly forward of the clamping mechanism and forwardly biased in the housing, the ferrule assembly comprising a holder and a ferrule extending from the holder, the cap comprising a front end defining a cavity for receiving the ferrule and having an outer surface defining at least part of a front-end geometry, a back end defining an opening through which the ferrule is received and a perimeter around the opening, the perimeter configured to contact the holder when the cap is pushed rearward in the housing, the front and back ends being unitary such that any rearward force on the front end is transferred to the back end and through the perimeter to the holder and a retention portion for contacting the housing to secure the cap to the housing.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于具有前后取向的现场可安装光学连接器的盖,壳体,壳体中的轴向致动的夹紧机构,以及在夹紧机构前方并且向前偏置在壳体中的套圈组件,套圈组件包括 保持器和从保持器延伸的套圈,所述盖包括限定用于容纳套圈的空腔的前端,并且具有限定前端几何形状的至少一部分的外表面,限定开口的后端,通过该开口接收套圈 以及围绕开口的周边,周边构造成当盖子在壳体中被向后推动时接触保持器,前端和后端是一体的,使得前端上的任何向后的力传递到后端并通过周边 到保持器和用于接触壳体以将帽固定到壳体的保持部分。

    PROTECTIVE COVER FOR FIELD-INSTALLABLE CONNECTOR
    4.
    发明申请
    PROTECTIVE COVER FOR FIELD-INSTALLABLE CONNECTOR 有权
    现场可安装连接器的保护盖

    公开(公告)号:US20090185779A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-07-23

    申请号:US12017214

    申请日:2008-01-21

    IPC分类号: G02B6/36

    摘要: A cap for a field-installable optical connector having a front and rear orientation, a housing, an axially-actuated clamping mechanism in the housing, and a ferrule assembly forward of the clamping mechanism and forwardly biased in the housing, the ferrule assembly comprising a holder and a ferrule extending from the holder, the cap comprising a front end defining a cavity for receiving the ferrule and having an outer surface defining at least part of a front-end geometry, a back end defining an opening through which the ferrule is received and a perimeter around the opening, the perimeter configured to contact the holder when the cap is pushed rearward in the housing, the front and back ends being unitary such that any rearward force on the front end is transferred to the back end and through the perimeter to the holder and a retention portion for contacting the housing to secure the cap to the housing.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于具有前后取向的现场可安装光学连接器的盖,壳体,壳体中的轴向致动的夹紧机构,以及在夹紧机构前方并且向前偏置在壳体中的套圈组件,套圈组件包括 保持器和从保持器延伸的套圈,所述盖包括限定用于容纳套圈的空腔的前端,并且具有限定前端几何形状的至少一部分的外表面,限定开口的后端,通过该开口接收套圈 以及围绕开口的周边,周边构造成当盖子在壳体中被向后推动时接触保持器,前端和后端是一体的,使得前端上的任何向后的力传递到后端并通过周边 到保持器和用于接触壳体以将帽固定到壳体的保持部分。

    METHOD FOR PREPARING A FERRULE ASSEMBLY
    7.
    发明申请
    METHOD FOR PREPARING A FERRULE ASSEMBLY 有权
    一种制作炸弹装置的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120027358A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-02-02

    申请号:US12847423

    申请日:2010-07-30

    IPC分类号: G02B6/36 D04H3/12

    摘要: A method for preparing a ferrule assembly avoids polishing while providing adequate control over fiber end protrusion and co-planarity. A distal end of the fiber is prepared before securing the fiber in a ferrule, and before or after inserting the fiber into the ferrule. The prepared fiber is manipulated to provide a desired spatial relationship between the fiber end and the ferrule's end face, and then secured to maintain the desired spatial relationship. Preferably, the fiber end is prepared using a laser cleaving technique to provide a suitable end without abrasive polishing. An interferometer may be used to obtain measurements, during manipulation of the prepared fiber within the ferrule, that indicate whether the prepared fiber is satisfactorily positioned. In accordance with other aspects of the invention, a ferrule assembly prepared in accordance with the method, and a connector or other optical package including such a ferrule assembly are provided.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于制备套圈组件的方法避免抛光,同时提供对光纤端部突起和共面性的适当控制。 在将纤维固定在套圈中之前,以及在将纤维插入套圈之前或之后,准备纤维的远端。 操作所制备的纤维以在纤维端和套圈的端面之间提供期望的空间关系,然后固定以保持所需的空间关系。 优选地,使用激光切割技术制备纤维端,以提供合适的端部而不进行研磨抛光。 可以使用干涉仪在操作套圈内的制备的纤维时获得测量值,其指示所制备的纤维是否令人满意地定位。 根据本发明的其他方面,提供了根据该方法制备的套圈组件以及包括这种套圈组件的连接器或其它光学封装。

    CONNECTOR FOR TIGHT-JACKETED OPTICAL FIBER CABLE
    8.
    发明申请
    CONNECTOR FOR TIGHT-JACKETED OPTICAL FIBER CABLE 有权
    轻型光纤电缆连接器

    公开(公告)号:US20100080515A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-01

    申请号:US12240171

    申请日:2008-09-29

    IPC分类号: G02B6/36

    摘要: A field-installable optical connector for terminating an optical cable, said connector comprising: (a) a housing having a front and back orientation; (b) a rear body attached to the back of said connector housing; (c) a ferrule assembly disposed in said connector housing, said ferrule assembly comprising at least a ferrule adapted for receiving a fiber of said cable, and a clamping mechanism to the rear of said ferrule, said clamping mechanism comprising at least a platform defining a fiber-receiving channel for receiving said fiber, a first member adjacent to the fiber-receiving channel and having at least one cam surface, and a second member having a second cam surface, said first and second cam surfaces cooperating such that relative movement between said first and second members causes said first member to move toward said fiber-receiving channel; (d) an actuator operatively connected to said second member to cause said second member to move relative said first member upon axial movement of said actuator, said actuator having an exposed portion extending rearward from said rear body, said exposed portion adapted to be inserted within a jacket of said cable to secure said jacket to said exposed portion, wherein said actuator and said ferrule assembly move as one unit once said clamping mechanism is actuated by said actuator to secure said fiber therein; and (e) a resilient member disposed between said ferrule and said rear body to urge said ferrule assembly forward.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于端接光缆的现场可安装的光学连接器,所述连接器包括:(a)具有前后取向的壳体; (b)安装在所述连接器壳体背面的后体; (c)设置在所述连接器壳体中的套圈组件,所述套圈组件至少包括适于接收所述电缆的光纤的套圈以及到所述套圈后部的夹持机构,所述夹紧机构至少包括一个限定一个 用于接收所述光纤的光纤接收通道,邻近所述光纤接收通道并具有至少一个凸轮表面的第一部件和具有第二凸轮表面的第二部件,所述第一和第二凸轮表面配合使得所述第一和第二凸轮表面之间的相对运动 第一和第二构件使所述第一构件向所述光纤接收通道移动; (d)致动器,其可操作地连接到所述第二构件,以使所述第二构件在所述致动器的轴向移动时相对于所述第一构件移动,所述致动器具有从所述后体向后延伸的暴露部分,所述暴露部分适于插入 所述电缆的护套将所述护套固定到所述暴露部分,其中所述致动器和所述套圈组件在所述致动器致动所述致动器以将所述光纤固定在其中时作为一个单元移动; 和(e)设置在所述套圈和所述后体之间的弹性构件,以将所述套圈组件向前推动。